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Octavia Butler Fans Psyched Over 2 New Science Fiction Tales
For many years, one of the few African Americans publishing in fantasy and science fiction, and the first genre writer to be awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant, was Octavia E. Butler, a widely popular and highly acclaimed writer who died unexpectedly in 2006. This week, two of her unpublished stories are available in e-book form…
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Alice Walker and Rosario Dawson Want Women of Color Included in My Brother’s Keeper
Updated Wednesday, June 18, 1 p.m. EDT: The White House has issued a response to a letter signed by various women and girls of color, including famed activists Alice Walker and Angela Davis, pushing for the involvement of women and girls of color in the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. The White House response—issued by Senior Adviser…
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Final Print Issue of Jet Never Reached Some Magazine Stands
Final Jet Magazine Never Reached Some Shelves Distributor Shuts Down, Frustrating Many on East Coast Souvenir hunters looking for the last print edition of Jet magazine have found it hard to come by on parts of the East Coast — and maybe elsewhere — because the nation’s second largest magazine distributor suddenly went out of…
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‘Reparations’ Issue Best-Seller for the Atlantic
In Appearance, Coates Also Makes a Case for Journalism “The Case for Reparations,” Ta-Nehisi Coates’ brief in the Atlantic for why African Americans are owed a debt for the racial penalties paid for since slavery, “has brought more visitors to the Atlantic [website] in a single day than any single piece we’ve ever published,” Atlantic…
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Last Editor to Work With John H. Johnson Leaves Ebony Magazine
Historic Week for Company With Jet’s Last Print Edition The end of the print edition of Jet magazine this week is only one piece of history taking place at the parent Johnson Publishing Co. In assembling a new team for Ebony magazine, of which she is now editor, former Jet editor Mitzi Miller is proceeding…
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The Color of Change: The Army’s 1st Black, Female 2-Star General on Diversifying the Army
Maj. Gen. Marcia Anderson knows a thing or two about leadership and diversity in the Army. And so she should, as the most senior-ranking black woman—a badge she has worn since 2011, when she became the first black, female two-star general. Being in the position that she is in, and knowing what she knows, Anderson…
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Why It’s Time to End Speculation About Race in Genomics
In a probing piece in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard scholars David Altshuler and Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root’s editor-in-chief and , discuss the futility of using science as a tool to justify the racial advantages of some groups over others. Genomic technology has demonstrated on a significant scale that many individuals have mixed…
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What Happened After Fla. Teen Was Charged With 2 Felonies for a Science Experiment
Kiera Wilmot still dreams of being an engineer, although having two felony charges and an arrest record at 16 has made that difficult. Kiera, now 17, is still trying to get back into a routine of normalcy, doing the things normal teens do, starting with graduating. She and her older twin sister, Kayla, graduated from…
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Think You Know the Dropout Rates for Black Males? You’re Probably Wrong
On Bladensburg Road along the border of Prince George’s County, Md., and Washington, D.C., a billboard reads, “57% of District of Columbia students drop out.” The billboard is large and imposing, with an orange backdrop and bold diagonal dashes on each side to mimic a road-hazard sign. Many would find the content of the sign to…